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Every once in a while and totally unintentionally my brain spews out a good idea.

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Enchiladas: A Taste of Home

February 23, 2021 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 4 Comments

enchiladas

Onions, cheese, chili, and tortillas are the smells and tastes that I associate with home. Though small and simple they may be, they are important to me because they belong in my family and home.

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What’s Up with the Wadsworths? Part 2: November

February 15, 2021 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 1 Comment

I forgot to mention in the last post that my brother-in-law built a hay maze out of really old bales. It is surprisingly complex and made for some great fun, both in the maze and on top jumping bales. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Montserrat Wadsworth (@cranialhiccups) November 2 marked the […]

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What’s Up with the Wadsworths? Part 1: September – October 2020

February 9, 2021 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 3 Comments

How in the world did half a year go by without any real updates on our family? I have no clue. We are as busy as ever homeschooling, farming, and living life. Abby got a fall internship working on the grounds and landscaping of Old Nauvoo. Even though all the sites are closed to visitors […]

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Baby Arza’s Blessing

August 31, 2020 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 2 Comments

Little Arza Ben was blessed!

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Introducing Grandbaby #3!

June 28, 2020 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 4 Comments

Sara and Brigham had a little boy two weeks ago on Friday, June 12. Arza Ben Kriser weighed 6 lbs 13 oz and measured 20 inches long. The name, Arza, is a family name. Our Ira is named for Joseph’s 2nd great grandfather, Ira Nathaniel Hinckley. That Ira had an older brother named Arza. Arza […]

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Virtual Ventura Family Reunion

May 12, 2020 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 5 Comments

Our Ventura Family Reunion was cancelled because of Covid-19. Instead of being at a cool cabin in Utah during spring break we all stayed at home in Nevada, Utah, Indiana, Kansas, Idaho, Virginia, and Florida and did it virtually. It was still fun! Every day we did something different. Monday we shared memories – of […]

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When you find out your country lifestyle is actually called “quarantine” or “shelter-in-place”

April 9, 2020 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 1 Comment

It’s crazy how fast the world can change. One day you are planning a musical number with the youth of your ward and the next day the church issues a statement saying all meetings worldwide are cancelled. Then our state closed all public schools and non-essential businesses. And for us, nothing in our life really […]

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Old Photos Get a New Look

February 14, 2020 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

Do you have copies of old black and white photos of your ancestors? Ever wondered what they would look like in color?

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Write a Children’s Book about Your Ancestor

January 1, 2020 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 9 Comments

Now that Christmas is over I can share the gifts I created for my parents! I wrote and illustrated children’s books about my grandmothers. I saw this idea earlier in the year and knew it would be the perfect gift for my mother who loves children’s books. It is also a wonderful way to share […]

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Merry Christmas 2019

December 24, 2019 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 2 Comments

“Without Christ, there would be no Christmas. Without Christ, there can be no fulness of joy. Without His birth and His Atonement, we would have no Intercessor, no Advocate with the Father, and no Mediator who makes it possible for us to return to the presence of our loving Heavenly Father and live together as […]

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Joyce Crook Wadsworth

November 10, 2019 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 2 Comments

My mother-in-law is an elect lady. She endured her cancer with grace and humility. We will miss seeing her smiling face but know, in the eternal scheme of things, it will be but a short while before we are reunited again. Joyce Crook Wadsworth was born February 2, 1944, in Fallon, Nevada, to Royal Don […]

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Haying 2019

August 19, 2019 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 5 Comments

As I write this post we (meaning the entire extended family farm) are in the middle of our third crop of alfalfa hay. We usually get four cuttings of hay per year. We have 24 pivots in alfalfa hay this year, one in Timothy hay, and a smaller pivot in winter wheat. It takes about […]

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Family Pictures August 2019

August 17, 2019 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 3 Comments

We have been really busy this summer! Of course, with farming when aren’t we busy? I’ve had a lot of ideas for posts, prints to create, etc. but just haven’t had the time to actually sit down and do them. So I’m working my way backwards posting what we’ve been doing this summer. Gideon turned […]

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What Can You Do to Help?

June 11, 2019 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 1 Comment

For part of her high school, Debbie took a couple of Character of America classes from BYU Independent Study. One focused on the documents and symbols of America, the other focused on the people of American history. Debbie became even more patriotic (if that’s possible) after all she learned. Sometime right after the start of […]

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Sara & Brigham are Married!

May 14, 2019 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 6 Comments

A couple of weeks ago Sara and Brigham were married in the Reno Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We are so happy for them! Many thanks to our photographer, Sara Bingham, who perfectly captured the joy! Here are just some of the images she took. The following photos were taken […]

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Hello, I'm Montserrat. I'm a farmer's wife, mother of eleven, homeschooler, chocoholic, music lover, and like to play a good game of Scrabble. You can read more about me here. . .

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